²⁸ All by itself the soil produces grain-first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.

²⁸ The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens.

²⁸ The earth does it all without his help: first a green stem of grass, then a bud, then the ripened grain.